State comparison · 2025
Sound Engineering Technicians salary: Iowa vs New Jersey
Sound Engineering Technicians in New Jersey earn a median of $115,190. In Iowa, $57,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.3% — not 50.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-50.2%
Iowa vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-38.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $57,400
- p25
- $37,590
- p75
- $57,400
- p10
- $32,280
- p90
- $62,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
New Jersey
Sound Engineering Technicians
- Median
- $115,190
- p25
- $74,410
- p75
- $138,380
- p10
- $43,350
- p90
- $163,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.